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sciatrix ([personal profile] sciatrix) wrote2019-02-05 10:12 am
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Signal Boost: Article about Disabled People being Suited for Space

[community profile] access_fandom posted: Article about Disabled People being Suited for Space

Rose Eveleth at Wired:
"It's Time to Rethink Who's Best Suited for Space Travel"

https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-to-rethink-whos-best-suited-for-space-travel/?mbid=social_twitter_onsiteshare

We need the strongest, smartest, most adaptable among us to go. But strength comes in many forms, as do smarts. And if you want to find people who are the very best at adapting to worlds not suited for them, you’ll have the best luck looking at people with disabilities, who navigate such a world every single day. Which has led disability advocates to raise the question: What actually is the right stuff?



Go check out [community profile] access_fandom, if you haven't already. This article is really good, and I've left a longer comment there in the comm.